New Features

Data Sources

Supported data sources are now accessible via a single point of access from the Data sources tab in the Data connections window.

Tools

R has been upgraded to version 3.5.

Input Data Tool: You can now connect to a data source and output to a data source through a data connections window.

Output Data Tool: You can now connect to a data source and output to a data source through a data connections window.

The Results window is now interactive. You can now filter, search, and sort in the results window.

The Python tool now has enhanced performance and data type handling due to the replacement of SQLite with YXDB as the default back-end storage format. As a result, there is also no longer a limitation of reading 2000 columns into the tool.

The default storage type for the Python tool has been changed from SQLite to Alteryx YXDB format. Support for SQLite will be deprecated in an upcoming release.

The following tools have been redesigned for improved usability: Crosstab, Transpose, Regex, Unique, and Tile. The functionality has not changed.

Data Connectors

Data connectors are now accessible via a single point of access from the Data sources tab in the Data connections window.

Fixed and Known Issues

Fixed

Major Release Version 2019.2.5.62427

ID

Description

Version

Issue Status

DE15135

New License activations are now treated as case-insensitive.

2019.2.5.62427

Fixed

DE15292

Data profiling for numeric fields displays the expected Record ID based on the data available in the results grid.

The Email tool now supports UTF-8 characters in file names and the email body.

2019.2.5.62427

Fixed

DE17713

The Interactive Chart tool now supports UTF-8 characters in field names.

2019.2.5.62427

Fixed

DE18012

The caching feature fails when "Disable All Tools that Write Output" is checked in the Workflow's Runtime configuration page.

2019.2.5.62427

Fixed

DE18385

When using interactive charting and insights, NULL values have inconsistent behavior.

2019.2.5.62427

Fixed

DE18395

When using the Render tool, the Interactive Chart renders inconsistently in other types of output mode.

2019.2.5.62427

Fixed

DE18509

When using the Interactive Chart tool, the chart size can be configured as expected after using the clear button.

2019.2.5.62427

Fixed

DE18627

An error occurs when using a download tool in Gallery, on a proxy server.

2019.2.5.62427

Fixed

DE18678

When the data is standardized using unit scaling, an error occurs due to a typographical error in the code.

2019.2.5.62427

Fixed

DE18686

Users not able to reach out via Download tool with a proxy enabled.

2019.2.5.62427

Fixed

DE18717

Right-clicking a tool downstream in large workflow causes Alteryx Designer to freeze.

2019.2.5.62427

Fixed

DE18806

Data profiling for numeric fields displays in the expected sort order on the y-axis.

2019.2.5.62427

Fixed

DE18818

Insights created in previous versions of Designer can be opened, modified and published as expected.

2019.2.5.62427

Fixed

DE19156

Designer intermittently fails to respond when profiling large data sizes. A fix was implemented to limit data profiling to data that is less than 40MB.

2019.2.5.62427

Fixed

Minor Release Version 2019.2.7.63499

DE18538

Gallery schedules are randomly being disabled.

2019.2.7.63499

Fixed

DE19394

Updates to error handling for IRG and other related message boxes.

2019.2.7.63499

Fixed

DE19534

When switching workflows, an IRG error occurs and Designer gets into bad state.

2019.2.7.63499

Fixed

DE19768

The macro plugin help cannot be found.

2019.2.7.63499

Fixed

DE19806

Blank admin serial number is overriding the non-admin serial number.

2019.2.7.63499

Fixed

DE19851

When using the RegEx tool, the arrows keys don't work.

2019.2.7.63499

Fixed

DE19852

An object reference exception prevents Alteryx from launching.

2019.2.7.63499

Fixed

DE19863

Charts are not displayed correctly in emails after sending from the email tool.

2019.2.7.63499

Fixed

DE20032

Cross Tab tool does not recognize space character as a delimiter.

2019.2.7.63499

Fixed

Minor Release Version 2019.2.8.18607

DE19795

Designer is not using Proxy when connecting to Server to schedule workflows/add a Gallery.

2019.2.8.18607

Fixed

DE20523

Desktop automation schedules could not be successfully migrated to Gallery.

2019.2.8.18607

Fixed

DE20622

LLS failing to ignore Proxy settings.

2019.2.8.18607

Fixed

DE21578

Proxy settings are not working for tools that are built with HTML GUI SDK.

2019.2.8.18607

Fixed

US53512

Fix OpenBlas issue on 2019.2 stable release.

2019.2.8.18607

Fixed

US54739

Fix OpenBlas issue on 2019.2 stable release.

2019.2.8.18607

Fixed

Known

ID

Description

Version

Issue Status

DE18277

When using the legacy/depricated Salesforce tool, the GUI returns "Unable to reach SOAP API" and "Network Error" with the latest python version in environments utilizing proxy server(s) to connect to the internet.

2019.2.5.62427

Known

DE18609

When using a tool that updates its XML, the cache gets cleared when the user hasn't made any changes in the tool.

2019.2.5.62427

Known

DE18620

Custom tools that use Python SDK fail when placed in iterative macros.

2019.2.5.62427

Known

DE18621

When using the Python tool, production mode does not print double-byte characters properly.

2019.2.5.62427

Known

DE18631

When creating a calculation in an Insight tool with an @ character causes the calculation to not work. The option is selectable but it does not aggregate properly.

2019.2.5.62427

Known

DE18644

When you make an update or modification to an Insight in Designer, the updates are not reflected for the Insight (with the same ID) in the Gallery when using IE.

2019.2.5.62427

Known

DE18650

When writing CLOBs to Oracle, errors occur when writing out to ODBC or OCI.

When using the Python tool there are some issues with spaces in the temporary folder name.

2019.2.5.62427

Known

DE18777

Python code disappears when created in 2018.4 and opened in 2019.1.

2019.2.5.62427

Known

DE18807

When using the Python tool, the temp file remains after force quit.

2019.2.5.62427

Known

DE18816

Google Sheets connector does not follow redirects only partially uploading the posted data.

2019.2.5.62427

Known

DE18898

The temp path/jupyter dir (set by the engine temp path) does not work if it has a space in it.

2019.2.5.62427

Known

DE18928

Whenever creating a bubble chart and selecting varying size by Diameter, unexpected behavior may occur where the points are plotted at an unexpected (very large) size. Try using Area size mode or decreasing the magnitude of the values.

2019.2.5.62427

Known

DE18937

While working on Download tool proxy issues, it was found that the LegacyProxyResolver::ResolveProxy2() sometimes failed to return correct results.

Use of a carriage return in a Chart Title within an Insight tool causes an error. Remove the carriage return to resolve the issue.

2019.2.5.62427

Known

DE19131

An error is displayed when uploading a workflow containing the PowerBI (V2) tool.

2019.2.5.62427

Known

DE19142

When user--working with the French version--tries to import an excel sheet that is currently open on the users machine, an error is displayed.

2019.2.5.62427

Known

DE20338

Some Alteryx users have encountered connection errors when attempting to use the Salesforce Connector tools in version 2019.2 while using a proxy. As a workaround, our Support team advises users to continue using version 2018.3 for workflows that include the Salesforce tools. If you require any assistance installing/configuring 2018.3 with Salesforce Connectors and proxy configuration, please contact our Support team by emailing support@alteryx.com.